The Wynn Academy Hulen

There was a 16-month-old infant and a 17-month-old infant napping in a classroom with children that were more than 18 months older than the two infants. The oldest child in the group was 4 years old. This exceeded the 18 month age difference allowed between the oldest and youngest child in the group. (Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the two infants were moved to the infant classroom with another caregiver).

Due to the numerous deficiencies cited, the former director did not ensure the operation was operating in compliance with the minimum standards. The former director’s failure to adhere to safety protocols during transitions, and their failure to enforce these protocols amongst staff, directly resulted in a child being left unsupervised. The former director knowingly provided false information and withheld pertinent details regarding an incident that placed a child at risk.

The findings of a DFPS Investigation resulted in a caregiver being found ?Reason to Believe? for neglectful supervision after a child wandered away from the daycare premises unattended and was found crossing a busy street.

Based on information obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child, left unsupervised on the playground, wandered off the property and was discovered by a passerby crossing a high-traffic road.

The operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation of a serious incident that placed a child at risk.

Based on information obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was found that an incident report was not completed and shared with the parent when their child was placed at risk.

Based on the information obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was found that the former director hindered the investigation by attempting to cover up that a child wandered off-premises unsupervised. The former director intentionally misled investigators by falsely claiming the child did not belong to their center.

Based on information obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement and competency when neglecting to perform the required name-to-face check when transitioning. This resulted in a child being left unsupervised on the playground. The caregiver was no aware that the child was not with the group.

Based on information obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that the child's parent was not notified of an incident that placed their child at risk of harm.

Based on the preponderance of evidence relating to the DFPS investigation, there was no documentation that the child was signed out of the daycare.

Based on the preponderance of evidence relating to the DFPS investigation, the caregiver did not use good judgement when she did not follow policy and procedures and dropped a child off at the wrong school.

According to the DFPS investigation notes, the operation admitted to the DFPS investigator that they threw away the old transportation logs before the three months had expired.

Based on the preponderance of evidence relating to the DGPS investigation, the operation did not have a current list of children being transported which resulted in a child being dropped off at the wrong school.

I observe a broken sand box cover that had a crack in the middle which exposed rigid edges. I observed a piece of plastic debris and a broken cylinder toy that was broken as well in the toy box outside. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed these broken/damaged items and put them in the trash.

One caregiver in a classroom with a specified age-group of 2-years-old was caring for 12 children, making this classroom over ratio. This was corrected at inspection when the director moved the youngest child (20 months old) to the infant classroom, making both classrooms in ratio.

7 children out of the 10 records reviewed did not have up to date immunization records avaialble in their files for review during the inspection.

One caregiver's current pediatric CPR training certificate was unavailable for review during the inspection.

There were 5 infants who's written feeding instructions had not been updated or signed by parents within the past 30 days.

One caregiver did not have their pediatric first aid training certificate available for review during the inspection.

The fire extinguishers in the two transportation vehicles are not secured in the passenger compartments and accessible to the adult occupants.

Three children's records lacked a health statement.

One child's record lacked the name, address, and telephone number of the child's physician or an emergency-care facility.

The following hazards were observed during the inspection: *nails protruding from the wooden border on the playground *2 metal pieces and a large rock protruding from the ground and posing a tripping hazard on the playground *an outlet is not secured to the wall in the Toddler room *protruding nails observed in the wall of the Toddler room *an outlet cover does not fit the opening properly in the infant room

The following items are in need of repair: *additional molding and caulking are needed in several areas of flooring/wall throughout the center *sections of the flooring have come loose and are in need of repair or replacement throughout the center *the AC unit in the infant room was not functioning properly *the operation is in need of general deep cleaning